Seneca snakeroot

Definitions

WordNet 3.6

nSeneca snakerooteastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Seneca snakeroot(Bot) the rootstock of an American species of milkworth (Polygala Senega) having an aromatic but bitter taste. It is often used medicinally as an expectorant and diuretic, and, in large doses, as an emetic and cathartic.